Alfonso Dantes (1943-2008)

(Superluchas) Alfonso Dantes passed away today. He was 65. Dantes was a NWA Light Heavyweight champion and also a national heavyweight champion. Dantes, a member of the WON Hall of Fame, was a second generation wrestler. His father Al Amezuca wrestled, as did his brother (original Septiembre Negro) and his sons (Cesar and Apolo). SuperLuchas credits him with created what would be known as the Tiger Suplex; it was Satoru Sayama who used in Japan, after the two had feuding in Arena Mexico in 1979. No cause of death has been made public.

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(I’ll update this later on if more info turns up.)